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Haizhu Square

Coordinates: 23°07′02″N 113°15′42″E / 23.1173°N 113.2616°E / 23.1173; 113.2616
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Haizhu Square in 2019
Night view of Haizhu Square
Haizhu Square
Traditional Chinese海珠廣場
Simplified Chinese海珠广场
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHǎizhū Guǎngchǎng
Bopomofoㄏㄞˇ ㄓㄨ ㄍㄨㄤˇ ㄔㄤˇ
Wade–GilesHai3-chu1 Kuang3-ch‘ang3
IPA[xàɪ.ʈʂú kwàŋ.ʈʂʰàŋ]
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationHóijyū Gwóngchèuhng
Jyutpinghoi2 zyu1 gwong2 coeng4
IPA[hɔj˧˥.tsy˥ kʷɔŋ˧˥.tsʰœŋ˩]

Haizhu Square (Chinese: 海珠广场; Cantonese Yale: Hóijyū Gwóngchèuhng; pinyin: Hǎizhū Guǎngchǎng) is a public square located in Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, China. It is located on the riverfront. Its centrepiece is the Guangzhou Liberation Statue, erected in 1959. In 1963 the square and its environs were named as one of the Eight Sights of Guangzhou.[1]

Haizhu Square Station of the Guangzhou Metro is located in the square.

References

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  1. ^ "古今羊城八景" [Eight Sights of Guangzhou, Ancient and Modern]. Nanfang Daily (in Chinese). 10 March 2004. Retrieved 17 December 2015.

23°07′02″N 113°15′42″E / 23.1173°N 113.2616°E / 23.1173; 113.2616